Ophthalmologic considerations in maxillofacial trauma. Anatomy and diagnostic evaluation.
The high incidence of orbital involvement in facial injuries necessitates a thorough ophthalmologic evaluation in virtually all cases. This article will provide the oral and maxillofacial surgeon with a review of the anatomy of the eye and ocular adnexa and present a systematic method of conducting and interpreting an ophthalmologic examination.
D003228:Conjunctiva / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D003315:Cornea / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D005123:Eye / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D005133:Eye Movements; D005654:Fundus Oculi / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D006801:Humans; D007765:Lacrimal Apparatus / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D008446:Maxillofacial Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D009801:Oculomotor Muscles / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D009900:Optic Nerve / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D009915:Orbit / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D011680:Pupil / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014794:Visual Fields